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Use Your Weekend For Something Passionate

Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them.” ~John Shirley

Remember when you were in school and Friday would arrive?

Remember that glorious sense freedom and anticipation?

Something fun was calling your name, and the only thing standing in your way was the 3:00 bell.

As you get older, weekends don’t hold the same liberating promise they once did. Life responsibilities have spilled over into those once sacred days. Now we race around shuffling kids to sporting events and lessons. We clean out the garage or do yard work. We shop for things we don’t really need.

The idea of a “free” day creates anxiety and restlessness. We’ve been trained to be eternally productive, constantly vigilant for the next task that we can cross off the list. If we have some down time between the tasks and running around, our mental and physical exhaustion lands us in front of the TV or computer for some mind-numbing “relaxation.”

I tried this little mind shift exercise for myself a minute ago.

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